The Osceola times., 1887-12-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

TnE Legislature of Massachusetts or
ganized ON the sta with the selection of H.
j, Boardmnu rs president of the Senate,
and Chas. j. Noycs as Speaker Of the
House
TINS Second Comptroller has decided
that an enlisted soldier discharged before
the expiration of his term. because of dis
abiluy rcsultug from suustrolie, is enti-
tied to bounty the SANE As the disability
was the result of a wound.
OK the b;h about scvcntyfvc members
of the Delta Kappa Epsilon college
fraternity assembled at Wizards Hotel,
Washington, and entered upon the four
| teeuth annual Conveniiou uf the society
over thirty college, se1t delegates.
OK the 5th The Michigan Legislature con
vened with full attendance The Re
publican caucus nominees We're elected,
Chas j Monroe becoming president pro
TEN of the Senate aud d w Mackcy,
Speaker of the House. Contest of two
seats u the House of Representatives. were
announced.
TuF River and HaIbor Appropriation
! bill has been completed in committee at
Washus,un and upPrortiatcs St15S,2j1
OK the jiA over SIX hundred loJthermen,
| employed IN ar.cus ,lnncrics in Newark,
/ n. J., struck lp obedience 10 the orders Of
the Knights of Labor The strike is more
/ for an equalization Of wages than for an
/ advance.
ANoNG th' petitions and memorials pre-
| sentod 90 tue United state, Senate an the
9TH wore quite number praying for an
1 appropriation. ana ju some case, asking
the cauae sum OF sluo. TO enable colored
| citize 10 en- CRATE to l.lhcria.
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I gre,s on The d We're several protesting
agaius, The adoption of the conference re-
port ou lDc Interstate Commerce bill
Tar Illinois Legislature convened ON the
9TH. and William T. Calhoun, Republican
was elected Speaker uf the House Caleb
{. johnson was the Democratic nominee
AGlSr- Of France io Egypt have been
ordered O. foster French commerce as
much rs possible
WurAr Of an excellent quality and supe-
rior weight has been exported by Russia
from the Caucasus.
IT b stated that Russia is 90 build moro
forts OF th' Austrian frontier
A CANApnN tug has been seized at Cape
Vincent for towing American boats in
American waters
A BHEAN-rp OF the Canadian Cabinet is
thought probable. owing e. the fishery
troubles aud the recent elections.
PAuNEtL propose 90 move a vote Of cen
sure of the o. government for its course To-
wards tha Chmicarle tenants.
\ CONVENTION ~ miners and operators
is call "a 70 weet 40 CalImous, o. Fe5ru-
AIRY : - settle prices for another year
TnERg is still ou deposit IN bhe United
States Treasury 10 secure circulation of
National banks the sum of s. a9s 45) III
called thr'cp percent. bonds wllch have
maturod These bopds are held by 1895
banks aud ali mclu led in calls from the
l33d, which ma'urgd February /, 1856, TO
and including the lilih, which maturcd
December l. issi
THE New York Chamber Of Commerce
has declared itself opposed To The long
and-shori- haul aud pooling prov isions of
the Interstate Commerce bill.
THE papal cjusistory has been post
poned TN the carly part Of March
Ir has been learned at Atlanta. Ga. that
the British Goverumeai has refused to
allow the Gate CAY Gdard 10 eater En-
gland, bearing arms, ON their proposed
tour
TnE iv,it.i .sss;.g.ai banquet and celebra-
ion u the Eighth OF January was held at
o., on the night OF the 9TH, un-
der the auspices OF the jackson Cllb.
CROWDS Of unemployed workmen Assem-.
biod IN from. cs the on. .es Of the Local |
00vernrnept Board ct Lonaoa - - zth, |
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